Here's the transcript for those who can't hear the audio...although if you can, this transcript is certainly no substitute:
Sen. Stevens (R-Alaska): I shall not administer an oath today -
Sen. Cantwell (D-Washington): Mr. Chairman.
Stevens: - and we look forward to questions...Senator Cantwell?
Cantwell: Mr. Chairman, I did send you a letter signed by eight of my colleagues asking that the witnesses be placed under oath. This rare joint hearing -
Stevens: I did not yield for you to make a statement. We're ready to go. We have a statement process -
Cantwell: Mr. Chairman, I would like the committee to vote on whether we swear -
Stevens: There will be no vote. That's not in order at all. It's not part of the rules that any vote can be taken to administer an oath. It is the decision of the Chairman, and I have made that decision.
Cantwell: Mr. Chairman, I move that we swear in the witnesses.
Stevens: And I rule that out of order.
Sen. Boxer (D-California): I second the motion.
Stevens: Thank you very much. That's that last we're going to hear about that, because it's out of order.
"DOWN GOES CANTWELL! DOWN GOES BOXER!"
(don't i wish)
The fact that I live in Seattle, I'm glad to hear that bitch Cantwell got the smackdown. She needs it a lot. Every campaign she runs, its pure sleaze.